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Kuala Lumpur: India’s campaign at the Malaysia Open BWF Super 750 badminton event came to an end after PV Sindhu and HS Prannoy lost their respective women’s and men’s singles quarterfinals at the Axiata Arena, here on Friday. Former world champion Sindhu was knocked out of the tournament after losing her women’s singles quarterfinals 21-13, […]

Bengaluru: The Padmanabhan-trained Amreli appeals most in a small field of six runners in the Juvenile Sprinters’ Million (Grade-III) 1200 metres, terms for horses 3 years old only, the feature event of the races to be held on Saturday. False rails are up. The first race starts at 2.30 pm. SELECTIONS: 1. Don’s Den 1, […]

Birmingham: England captain Ben Stokes won the toss and elected to bowl against India in the rescheduled fifth Test, starting here on Friday. With skipper Rohit Sharma ruled out after testing positive for COVID-19, Jasprit Bumrah will be India’s 36th Test captain. Shubman Gill is the only specialist opener while Shardul Thakur as seamer all-rounder […]

Stockholm: Tokyo Olympic gold medallist Neeraj Chopra gave another sterling performance on Thursday as he clinched a silver medal at the prestigious Diamond League meet in Stockholm and broke his own previous record. In the Diamond League played in Stockholm, Neeraj threw 89.94 meters while doing so he broke his own national record, which was […]

Wimbledon: Former Wimbledon champion Simona Halep reached the third round at this year’s tournament, and ended Kirsten Flipkens singles career in the process. Halep came from a break down in both sets to win 7-5, 6-4 against the 36-year-old Belgian, who has said this will be her last singles tournament. Halep trailed 5-2 in the […]

Hyderabad: Al-Kuwait Club (Kuwait) bagged the top honours in the 24th Asian Handball Men’s Club League Championship held at the GMC Balayogi Stadium in Gachibowli, Hyderabad on Thursday. Al-Kuwait defeated Al-Najma (Bahrain) 28-23 in the summit clash. In the first half of the match, Angel and Frankis delivered to put their side in a four-point […]

Birmingham: Never before has he navigated the choppy waters of leadership but Jasprit Bumrah will certainly like to showcase his captaincy acumen while leading a slightly under-prepared India against a vastly improved England in the rescheduled fifth Test, starting here on Friday. India were leading the five-match series 2-1 when multiple Covid-19 cases in their […]

Kuala Lumpur: Two-time Olympic medallist PV Sindhu and Thomas Cup star HS Prannoy secured contrasting wins to enter the quarterfinals of the Malaysia Open Super 750 badminton tournament here on Thursday. Unseeded Prannoy, who won all his matches during India’s historic Thomas Cup triumph this year, registered the biggest upset of the day when he […]

Hyderabad: Chris scored 17 while Vijay shot 15 as YMG thrashed HAL 73-64 in the E John Wesley Memorial Basketball Tournament held at the YMCA Secunderabad on Thursday. In the first half of the match, YMG took a 20 points lead over HAL at 45-25. Later in the second half Vignesh (11) and Raju (10) […]

Munich: India opener KL Rahul on Wednesday informed that he underwent successful surgery and is now “healing and recovering well”. Skipper for South Africa T20Is, Rahul was ruled out of the series owing to a right groin injury on June 8. Rahul thanked everyone for messages and prayers, saying his road to recovery has begun […]

London: Three-time Grand Slam winner Andy Murray crashed out of the Wimbledon 2022 after losing 4-6, 6-7 (4-7), 7-6 (7-3), 4-6 to USA’s No.20 seed John Isner in the second-round here on Wednesday. In contrast to his third-round exit last year at his home Grand Slam, the Briton felt his game and his body were prepared […]

Hyderabad: Al-Kuwait (Kuwait) defeated Al-Qadsia (Kuwait) 25-20 in the semifinals of the Asian Handball Men’s Club League Championship held at the GMC Balayogi Stadium, Gachibowli, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Riding on Mishaal’s six goals, Al-Kuwait made it to the final. Al-Kuwait maintained its lead from the start. By the end of the first half it took […]

Wimbledon: Top-seeded Novak Djokovic advanced to the third round at Wimbledon with a 6-1, 6-4, 6-2 victory over Thanasi Kokkinakis of Australia. The six-time Wimbledon champion has won the past three men’s singles titles at the All England Club. The 26-year-old Kokkinakis is ranked 79th.  

New Delhi: Jasprit Bumrah is set to become the first fast bowler in 35 years to lead Indian Test team in the rescheduled ‘fifth Test’ against England as regular captain Rohit Sharma has been ruled out of the game after testing positive for Covid-19 for the second time on Wednesday. The last pacer-captain that India […]

Kuala Lumpur: Two stalwarts of Indian women’s badminton, PV Sindhu and Saina Nehwal, suffered contrasting fates at the Malaysia Open Super 750 tournament with the former progressing to the second round and the latter bowing out after losing her opener here on Wednesday. Sindhu, a former world champion, dished out a fine performance to outwit […]

Hyderabad: Shabnam Khatoon bagged top honours in the 50kg weightlifting category, 100m and 200m events of the Jashn-e-Baharan Sports and Cultural festival at the Maulana Azad National Urdu University, Hyderabad on Wednesday. Meanwhile in the boys category, Mohammed Rizvan and Shan-E-Ali clinched gold in 200m and 800m respectively. Zaid Afrin and Mohammed Kaif emerged winners […]

Hyderabad: The inaugural edition of the Ultimate Kho Kho league, which will be held later this year, has got a touch of Bollywood with popular singer Badshah joining the league as a co-owner of the Mumbai franchise along with film producer and sports enthusiast Punit Balan. The Mumbai-based team is the sixth team in the […]

Malahide (Ireland): Deepak Hooda hit a master-class maiden century as India survived a mighty scare before defeating Ireland by four runs in a nail-bitting high-scoring second T20 International to sweep the two-match series here on Tuesday. Hooda scored 104 off 57 balls to become only the fourth Indian to hit a T20 International ton, while […]

Wimbledon: From the red clay of the French Open to the green grass of Wimbledon, the wins keep coming for Iga Swiatek. The top-seeded Pole won her opening match on Centre Court on Tuesday, beating Croatian qualifier Jana Fett 6-0, 6-3. The victory was Swiatek’s 36th in row and includes all seven matches she played […]

Hyderabad: Prathul Marreddy and Aadya Rupesh of Hyderabad bagged the top honours with five points from five rounds in boys and girls categories respectively at the Telangana State U-7 Boys and Girls Chess National Selection Tournament held in Hyderabad on Tuesday. Vutkuri Nihal and top seed Nidhish Shyamal settled for second and third places in […]

Hyderabad: Telangana paddler Akula Sreeja is elated to be part of the Indian team for the upcoming Commonwealth Games, scheduled to be held in Birmingham next month. The India No.1 paddler recently emerged champion in the nationals, making her the first Telugu player from both Andhra and Telangana to become the national champion. With her […]

Hyderabad: Ashok defeated Shekhar in the men’s singles of the Professional Tennis Academy’s Junior’s and Men’s Round Robin and Knockout Tennis Tournament held at the Professional Tennis Academy, Hyderabad on Monday. Meanwhile, Md Aslam Pasha and Shanmukha Raju downed Surya and Sowjanya Naidu in the doubles to emerge champions. Results: Mixed Singles: U-8: Winner: Riya […]

New Delhi: Olympic and World Cup medallist Varinder Singh, who was an integral part of some of India’s memorable victories in the 1970s, died in Jalandhar on Tuesday. He was 75. Singh was part of the gold-medal winning Indian team at the 1975 men’s Hockey World Cup in Kuala Lumpur. This remains India’s only gold […]

London: Eoin Morgan confirmed his retirement from international cricket and stepped down as England’s white-ball captain after more than seven years on Tuesday. After England’s dismal failure at the 2015 Cricket World Cup, Morgan spearheaded the team’s white-ball transformation to a bold, attacking approach and unprecedented heights. He led England’s to its first global 50-over […]